We are Back - and racing - Hampton Downs 04 September 2011

Massive Thanks to the Fiat Club Waikato - for a VERY well organised and relaxed days racing - and to Mike Lowe for helping out - Malcom Simmonds for letting me sleep on his spare floor and to Mr G Sutton for building a very sweet drive line for the fiat....

A few changes for this outing - new wheels (Compomotive CXR's - 8 x 13 in satin Black) new tyres (Kumho V70a 215 -50-13)

Reverse!!!

and a few other tweeks here and there.

The bad news is the incar video failed and I didnt take any photos! so the following photos and links are as credited

http://www.shutterspeed.co.nz/Public-Events/FIAT-CLUB-Hampton-1/i-QVJwQfb/1/M/FIAT-Waikato-HD0116-M.jpg

All in all a good day - chain life was perfect - 54 links and now on its second event (12 standing starts and counting)  and looking fine - finished the day with a 1:25 flat. The handling is interesting - snap wander on partial throttle being the highlight - closely followed by wheel vibration so bad that the diff bolts all backed out - eventually got the car settled down by taking the rear toe back to factory specs (ish) so I was able to get the gas down - gearing for 126mph and I saw 11400 in 6th at the end of the straight.... so if I can get to go straight it will be flying :-) it hooks up the power nicely and goes where you point it flat and hard - brakes were good once hot... oh and the torque steer is gone - just weaves all over the straight bits of teh track!

will be getting all the caster I can in the front and treating the whole thing to a full wheel computerised wheel alignement... Next event Fiat Nationals - Taupo Novemebr.....

sweet.